Written question asked by Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 2026. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Musical Instruments: Certification
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average length of time taken to issue Musical Instrument Certificates to touring musicians was in each calendar year since 2021.
- Answer
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This data has been held since July 2023 when CITES licencing moved to a new licencing system (“Pegasus”). An annual breakdown is provided below:
Year
Number of MICs issued
Mean working days to issue
Median working days to issue
2023
13
19.4
20
2024
27
37.2
21
2025
20
20.6
19
2026
4
25.5
20.5
The data above was extracted on 5 February 2026.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 111035
- Session
- 2024-26
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Certification Musical instruments
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2026-02-11 07:35:25 +0000
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